Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) have taken the next step in their drive to straighten out a housing privatization mess that has stalled housing projects in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, and Massachusetts. Last week, they and several other Senators sent a letter to the Air Force, decrying the service’s lack of accountability and inadequate performance mechanisms. This week, they have introduced legislation that would, among several initiatives, ensure “more effective oversight of funding” and require “a more vigorous process in vetting project bidders.” The Senators are not attacking the overall privatized housing initiative, which they have acknowledged has progressed very well in other locations. (For instance, read about the new homes at McGuire AFB, N.J. in the Burlington County Times).
SDA’s Next Phase of Data Transport Satellites on Hold
June 30, 2025
The long-term future of one of the Space Development Agency’s two satellite constellations is on hold as officials study the options for replacing a planned “data transport layer” with one or more commercial solutions. President Trump’s proposed 2026 defense budget...